Shoalhaven River
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The Shoalhaven River is a perennial river that rises from the Southern Tablelands and flows into an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary[4] near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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Shoalhaven River | |
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Location of the Shoalhaven River mouth in New South Wales | |
Etymology | "Shoals Haven" (Bass in 1797).[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Tablelands, South Coast |
LGAs | Palerang, Shoalhaven |
Cities | Nowra, Bomaderry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Euranbene Mountain, Great Dividing Range |
• location | west of Bendethera |
• coordinates | 35°58′15″S 149°38′3″E |
• elevation | 864 m (2,835 ft) |
Mouth | Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean |
• location | Shoalhaven Heads |
• coordinates | 34°51′S 150°44′E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 327 km (203 mi) |
Basin size | 7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 63.1 m3/s (1,990 GL/a)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Kangaroo River |
• right | Mongarlowe River, Corang River, Endrick River |
Islands | Pig (Burraga), Comerong |
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